Editorial: La Vanguardia

• The Fifth French Republic was created by De Gaulle in 1958 to achieve political stability by avoiding fragmentation and radicalism.
• The adopted electoral system is a two-round system, promoting the president and prime minister to be from the same party.
• The solidity of the French political model has allowed it to overcome periods of political cohabitation without major crises.
• Polls show a strengthening of the RN in elections, endangering the effectiveness of previous pacts to stop far-right candidates.
• The advance of the far-right could lead to an unprecedented cohabitation between a centrist president and a far-right prime minister.
• The risks of a contentious and paralyzing cohabitation are high and reflected in some negative economic indicators.
• President Macron's figure has been weakened by recent results in European elections.
• These elections present higher relevance due to the effects they can have on the political situation in France and its leadership in the European Union.

Conclusion: There is significant uncertainty and concern about the future of politics in France and its impact at a European level, considering the strength the far-right appears to be gaining.

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